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package merapi.gps.parser;

import merapi.gps.model.GPSInfo;

/**
 *  An interface defition describing a parser used to read data from gps hardware
 *  
 *  @author Adam Flater - adamflater.net
 */
public interface IGPSParser 
{
	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
	//
	//  Methods
	//
	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
	
	/**
	 *  Returns the oldest parsed IGPSInfo instance
	 */
	public GPSInfo nextGPSInfo();
	
	/**
	 *  Returns true if there are unprocessed IGPSInfo instances
	 */
	public boolean hasMoreElements();
	
	/**
	 *  Append a character to the parser
	 */
	public void append( char chr );
}
